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Pickle Nick?

And then you learn that your character was a Laser Master the WHOLE TIME, but had his memory wiped by eating tinned fish that had spoiled.

I'm curious -- strong protectionism is usually associated with far-left pro-labor government. Free market economics and low tariffs (here in North America, policies like NAFTA for example) are more associated with centrist neoliberalism.

What makes you suggest that high import taxes are a neoliberal policy?

a mandate that stands to require all new vehicles to have AI-driven technology that can disable your vehicle if the technology determines you’ve had one beer too many

This, too, is a false conclusion. The bill specifies that a monitor-and-disable technology exist to prevent impaired driving, not that it should be based on AI, nor does the bill require the detection of alcohol.

Does anyone believe that in 2027, if the NHTSA requested that system manufacturers turn over the information they collect, it would be told no? Don’t bet on it.

And there is nothing in the legislation mandating data collection or storage.

felling

ISWYDT

I was banned from /r/food for pointing out that someone’s “homemade” breakfast consisted of a toaster waffle and a frozen hash brown.

The moderator who banned me went through my post history, combing it for things they disapproved of, and made sure to highlight various deficiencies of my character in their ban explanation.

Sure except I didn't actually want it to convert to a link.

You can subscribe to whatever@lemmy.ml from any other federated instance, including lemmy.world. Use the one you like.

Observation: Meatbags are unreliable, and often speak falsehoods.

I've been limiting Google Chrome for about 5 years now.

Tongue-Clucking Grammarian

I agree. But that seems to be the perception. I mean, it's easy to imagine Apple taking a stand against antisemitism, but a little more difficult to imagine Samsung or Motorola taking such a stand.

But as to whether their actual on-the-ground ethical standards are any better than the competition, I rather doubt it.

You are talking like Apple isn’t still pumping elons garbage through their devices for a 30% cut.

While Apple takes a 30% cut of app sales, as far as I know, they don't make money from people using the free app. I don't know that Twitter offers any in-app purchases that would be processed through Apple's payment system.

My reading of the "it's not just about money" statement was, "it's not just about losing Apple's advertising spend".

They're referring to the "halo effect" of Apple accepting the claim of antisemitism.

Truthful or not, Apple is sort of an "influencer" when it comes to ethics, with one of the few openly gay CEOs in big tech and a history of doing, or at least claiming to do, the right thing when any negative labor practices are revealed.

I think there is a sense that if Apple is willing to walk away, it's a signal to other companies that the problem is real.

Consulting. So much consulting.

NOW YOU DA WORM FACE

9 you could sell to a paraplegic

Relevant SMBC:

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2012-06-24

It degrades his fiberglass fuel tank